# Max Gilchrist

> Edge AI Computing | Software Development  | Machine Learning | Mathematics

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maxgilchrist

Highly analytical math and computer science UC Berkeley graduate and machine learning engineer with strong leadership skills.  Interested in the intersection of mathematics and computer science. Hardworking, dependable, thorough, team member with a proven record of leadership and value creation.

Most comfortable working in Python, Java, &  C/C++.  Quick at picking up new technologies as needed. 

Feel free to contact me: mxgilchrist@gmail.com

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer II @ Blaize
Jan 2021 – Present
Work in a fast-paced ML startup with local and international teams in the UK, India, and the Philippines to develop AI Studio, an edge AI platform allowing users to train, build and deploy models onto Blaize’s Graph Streaming Processors. Utilized Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jenkins CI/CD, IntelliJ, Pycharm, Linux/Unix tools, GStreamer, Harbor, Bash, Git, Postman, REST, C/C++, Python, Java. 
* Designed, maintained, and debugged Edge ML ops components inside AI Studio. 
* Became code owner of Philippines team’s edge server code to enable edge deployment for AI Studio. 
* Built and optimized GStreamer pipeline to display Inference results from Edge Machine Learning devices. 
* Active thought leadership in design of REST API for AI Studio to communicate with newly integrated Edge Machine Learning Server and in the design of Studio’s Edge AI architecture.
 * Worked on UK based team to create AI solutions, understanding customer use case and building to demonstrate Blaize hardware and software utility. As well as improving internal tooling.

### Machine Learning Engineering Intern @ Blaize
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Blaize is a midlife startup focused on producing Graph Streaming Processors for AI Edge Computing.
Delivered subcomponents of AI Studio 
* AI Studio is web platform that allows users to deploy Python ML Models on Blaize’s hardware
* Earned responsibility for key code sections and delivered content for key customer demonstrations
* Active thought leadership in design of internal model API & UI/UX for detection results 
* Coded and Integrated logic to run PyTorch detection models such as YoloV3, NHG for Human Poses, SSD_Mobilenet
* Created C/C++ programs to run high-performance generated C code of models
Related Media:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2020/08/13/blaize-ai-now-in-production-and-trials/#4db133f31e94

### Data Science Intern @ IBM
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Atlanta Area
Computer Security Division - Security Analytics 
Delivered machine learning tools for network security in cloud deployed servers 
* Coded in Python to develop anomaly detection algorithms, utilizing Juypter, NumPy, Seaborn, SciKit-Learn
* Led team of interns to develop and pitch security product concept to senior management 
* Competed in IBM intern hackathon, and created functioning prototype, filed patents


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/max-c-gilchrist

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Last updated: 2026-03-29